Awning.



PATENTBD MAR. 26, 1907,

lie- 348,509.

P; THOMS. AWNING..- APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13 1906.

INVENTOR.

W1 TNESSES ATTORNEYS Awning;

To allrvhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK Tnons, a

citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the countyof San Francisco and State ofCalifornia have invented certain new anduseful Improvements inAwnings, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to awnings, and more particularly to the mechanismfor raising and lowering them.

In placing awnings upon buildingsit frequently'happens that they 'niustbe placed in positions in which it is very difficult, if not impossible,to actuate the roller ,by theordinary mechanism, and recourse must behad to means which will permit of the vertical shaft standing in frontof the awning shaft or roller instead of below it, as with the ordinarybevelgearing. I accomplish this by providing a bracket in wlnch theshaft-bearing is to the rear of the vertical bearing and usingintermeshing spiral gear-wheels for transmitting motion to the shaft. j

Another object of the invention is to provide antifrictionbearings whichwill avoidthe necessity of oiling such places to prevent the wear andconsequent friction by the exposure to moisture, as must occur where theparts are exposed to all kinds of weather.

Another object is to provide a housing which will protect the parts fromthe weather to which they would'be otherwise exposed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is abroken perspective view of one form of apparatus. Fig. 2 isa sectional view of one end of the same. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal sectionalview of the lower operating mechanism. Fig. 1 is a longitudinalsectional view of the runner. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of adifferent form of bracket.

Referring more part cularly to the draw? ings, 1 indicates the shaft orroller upon which the awning is wound. It is provided at its ends withthe usual journals or gudgeons 2, which are rotatably mounted inbrackets 3. The brackets are preferably A shape, with the bottom orinner end of each leg bent laterally at an angle to form a foot 4, whichis perforated for the reception of the fastening means, as screws orbolts.

The bearings 5 for the journal of the roller '1 is near the apex of thebracket, substantially midway between the feet 4, which will give readyaccess to both feet, either above Specification of Letters Patent.

I'ilfQ Cl HS at 7, to form a bearing and lies'in plane below the bearing5. extension the perforation of the bracket.

one side of the plane of the legs of the bracket the axis of each wheelwill lie in the plane, extended, of the the other wheel and the two axeswill stand at right angles to each other. I

The gudgeon at each end of theshaft is provided with suitable ball or.antifriction hearings to take up the thrust "or enclwise friction ofthe shaft, as well as the radial friction in the bearing. One form ofsuch bearing consists of a series of balls 11, mounted in a cup-likereceptacle or holder 12, and a washer 13. The holder is inserted in thebearing from the inside and is prevented from passing entirely throughit by a flange l4, and the end of the shaft engages with the washer,which is seated in the holder. Suitshown in Fig. 5. r

The brackets, shaft, and gearing are preferably mounted in a .box orhousing 15, the

- front board 16 of which is removable and sup:

housing.

The rods 17 are pivotally secured to the Patented lffarch fifi, 196?; IA nmionfinanmh 13-;1906. sean'ro. 305,861.

A spiral gear-wheelS is secured to the'end z "of the gudgeon'Q,which'projects through one of the brackets and'is engaged by an'o'thergear-wheel 9,that is secured; to'tlie'upper end 5 of a rod 10,thatjprojects throughythe perfo 1, ration or bearing 7. The tdpof-.;theexten-z' sion is'flat and forms a seat orsuppoi'tfor the 1 Ygear-wh'e'el9, and by locating liti-below the'r bearing '5 and bylocating the bearingiwto- FREDERICK rnoMs, or sari reminisce;canrro'anraijg or below the shaft, as the casemaybe} apex of thebracketis "formed or provided""' with a fiat ear or extension"tigwhichlis'perfd.'

I projects to the side of' theffl lane' of the 1 bracket opposite thefeet 4, which perinits'of 7 being located at said side i ableantifriction-bearings may be placed in the bearing 7 and under thegear-wheel 9, as

preferably by'fitting in um er the top of the free ends of two braces20, which are rigidly secured thereto at one end, and at the other endsthey are supported by pins 21.; .The

rod 10 is rotated for'raising or lowerin the awning by suitable gearing22, mount-e in a casing 23, said gearing and also the runner or casing18 being preferably provided with antifriction-bearmg 24 and 25,respectively.

- the brackets 'can'bc'made reversible and'in 'vertible, and theextension and gear-wheels If desired, the-extension can'be made separate from the 'bracket aS shown at 26, so that erating it, and whenclosed the cloth and protected from the. weather, Theantifnetion-bearings willren-. der the operation ofraising. and loweringthe awning very easy and will also avoid the need gearing will be fullyof lubrication," as is so frequently the case at resent, and byutilizing the operatin rod 10' or the guide-rod of the awningboar arm 17the structure is less complicated, and therezfore less expensive, toconstruct, than where" the extra guide-rod mustbe used.

Having described my invention,

tal part, an awning shaft journa'led in the vertical part, aspiral gearon sald awningshaft, a vertical operating-rod passing through I claime,1., Inan awning, a bracket having a vert cal part and aforwardly-extendlng horizonthe horizontal part, and carrying anintercrating-rod geared. thereto, an awning-supor'ting- Intest1mony"'whereof I have aflixed my signature, in presence of twowitnesses, this 17th day of March, 1906.

FREDERICK rrnonsf Witnesses:

- F; M. BARTEL, W.- S. BoY'n.

-meshing ,spiral vgear, and meansfor rotating said operating-rod; thelocationofsaid rodbeing in front of and; substantially in line with theend of the awning-shaft.-

2. In an awning, an awning-shaft, an opportingarm,' a hinged brace-rodconnected I thereto, and a slide having a hinge connection with thelower part of said sup arm-and movable vertically-upon sa1operating-rod;

